Cabinet



Nov. 20, 1951 A, WART 2,575,557

CABINET Filed April 4, 1945 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Nov. 20, 1951 e. A. SWARTZ2,575,567

CABINET Filed April 4, 1946 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Patented Nov. 20, 1951"UNITED STATES PA ENT 1QF i CABINET GeorgeA..Sw z Q k,, ?a- ApplicationApril4,1946,.Serial'No.-659,49I7

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The present invention relates broadly to cabi- (Cl. 312T304) nets, andmore particularly to a multi-capacity drug cabinet.

An important object .of the invention is to provide a cabinet especiallydesigned for drug stores, although not limited in use thereto, whichpermits maximum storage space for different size articles, to whichaccess can be readily obtained.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cabinet having upper andlower sections, the upper section comprising hinged tiers of shelves forstoring articles of various sizes, while the lower section forms a.support for the hinged tiers of shelves and at the same time providesdrawer space in which other articles can be stored.

The above and other objects of the invention will in part be obvious andwill in part be hereinafter more fully pointed out.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a cabinet embodying the features ofthe present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the cabinet withone group of shelves in open position and the side wall removed;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the shelf assembly opened as in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a detailed view of one of the rollers on which the tiers ofshelves ride.

The cabinet in accordance with the present invention has been especiallydesigned for drug store use and is particularly adaptable for druggistswhen engaged in the filling of prescriptions. Hinged tiers ofshelves areprovided serving as storage space for diiferent size bottles containingingredients for compounding prescriptions and which are instantlyavailable to the druggist. It is, of course, to be understood that thecabinet is not limited to use in drug stores as it is capable of usewherever various size articles are to be stored and/or vended.

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description thereof, thenew and improved cabinet is generally designed by the reference numeral5, the same being substantially rectangular in shape and comprising topand bottom walls 6 and I and side walls 8 and 9 respectively. The sidewalls 8 and 9 are of a nature to give a more finished appearance to thecabinet. The cabinet 5 may be formed of any suitable material such aswood or metal, and is designed to include upper and lower sections I andI I.

In the form illustrated, the lower section is shown to have threevertical columns, each column having five drawers. It will be noted thatthe uppermost drawers l3 are smaller in depth than 2 the remainingdrawers so that'fairly large packages .or articles may be stored in thelarger drawers while smaller packages .or articles may be stored in thesmaller drawers. Each of thedrawlers is provided with a handle ll; ofthe pull t pe. .On the back wall 2.0 of the cabinet 11 137918 arranged aseries of horizontally disposed members 2| and vertically disposedmembers 22 which define shelves 23 of a permanent nature. The shelves 23are preferably arranged and dimensioned to accommodate the largest sizebottles.

The upper section II) consists of two tiers of shelves I and i6 definingtherebetween a, space H. The tier [6, made up of hinged sections l8 andI9 and similar hinged sections 26 and 21 make up the tier I5. Thesections I8, I9, 26 and -2l are substantially rectangular in shape andcomprise top, bottom and side walls. Shelves 24 are suitably secured inspaced relation between the side walls of each section, and a partition25 extends vertically between the end walls, to form front and rearcompartments for the shelves 24.

The rearmost sections I9 and 21 are hinged as indicated at 28 to thevertically disposed members 22 and the sections I8 and 26 are hinged tothe sections l9 and 21 as indicated at 29. Thus it will be seen thatwhen access is desired to the front portion of the shelves 24 in thesection I9, the section I8 will be swung away from the section E9 on itshinges 29. Likewise, when access is desired to the rear portion of theshelves of the section 19 or to the shelves 23, the section l9 will beswung outwardly on its hinges 28. This position of the sections is shownin Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings.

In order to facilitate the swinging action of the sections, one or morerollers 30 are provided. These rollers 30 are supported in brackets 3!which are attached by means of screws or the like 32 to the upper faceof the bottom section I I. In other words, the rollers 38 are arrangedso that the bottom walls of the sections are supported thereon.

cess can be readily obtained. The cabinet permits an orderly arrangementof bottles on the various shelves, all of them being easily accessible.

It is obvious that many changes may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the spirit of the invention as setforth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A cabinet of the character described having a top, side. and backwalls, a plurality of shelves arran ed in'tiers within said walls andproviding a space between them, and certain of said tiers being hingedone to the other with the rear.-

most pair of tiers hinged adjacent the back wall 01 said cabinet,whereby said hinged tiers may be moved into or out of said space. V-

2. A cabinet having a top, side and back walls, a plurality of shelvespermanentlysecured horizontally in the rear of said cabinet, verticalmembers in the rear of said cabinet spaced from the end walls thereofand having their front edges disposed rearwardly of the front edges ofsaid cabinet sides, a pair of shelf tiers of a breadth equal to thedistance between said vertical members and the adjacent end walls ofsaid cabinet, hinges connecting the rear ends of said tiers to saidvertical members, a pair of second shelf tiers of equal width andbreadth as said first named tiers, hinges connecting the rear edges ofsaid second tiers to the forward edges of said first named tiers, thesaid hinged shelf tiers adapted to swing horizontally within saidcabinet into and out of the space between said vertical members and intothe space between said vertical members and the adjacent end walls ofsaid cabinet.

GEORGE A. SWARTZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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